Bed rail lock



Patented June 17, 1941 BED RAIL LOCK John J. Filer, Houston, Tex., assignor of forty-five per cent to Ike Shapiro and ten per cent to Abe Levy, both of Houston, Tex.

Application April 2, 1940, Serial No. 327,521

1 Claim.

This invention relates to beds and more particularly bed rail looks.

The primary object of this invention resides in the provision of a bed rail lock adapted to eliminate looseness in the joints between bed rails and the posts of beds.

Another object of this invention resides in the provision of a bed rail lock adapted to tighten the joints between the bed posts and rails as weight on the bed is increased.

A further object of this invention resides in the provision of a bed rail lock adapted to permit bed posts and bed rails to be easily assembled and disassembled.

A still further object of this invention resides in the provision of means for securely attaching the bed rail hook to the bed rail.

Aside from the above objects this invention resides in the provision bf a bed rail lock consisting of means for preventing the hook-supporting pins in the bed rail from pulling through the bed rail.

Among the above mentioned objects this invention resides in the provision of a bed rail lock consisting of means adapted to retain the hooksupporting pins of the bed rail in operative position and support the sub-rail on the bed rail.

In addition to the aforesaid objects this invention resides in the particular construction of the several elements comprising the bed rail lock.

With these and other objects in view this invention resides in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of elements to be hereinafter more particularly set forth in the specification, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the appended claim and, while this disclosure depicts my present conception of the invention, the right is reserved to resort to such changes in construction and arrangement of elements as come within the scope of the claim.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application Figure 1 is an inside view of one corner of a bed showing a bed-post and bed rail locked by the elements of this invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view approximately on line 2-2 of Figure 3.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view approximately on line 3--3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view approximately on line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a detail perspective view of one of the hook-supporting pins of the bed rail.

In the present illustration of this invention the letter B designates a portion of a bed which as herein illustrated consists of a bed-post P, bed

hook I0 having its outer end protruding from the slot S and formed with slots ll gradually directed inwardly and upwardly to accommodate the pins 5 in looking the bed rail to the bed-post.

The pins 8 are provided with flat outer ends I2 adapted to be seated in slots [3 in the plate 1 thus, due to the plate being secured to the bed rail by screws or the like I4, the pins are disposed in the apertures 6 of the bed rail so as to permit withdrawal therefrom for removing the hook, further, through the instrumentality of this structure, the possibility of the pins pulling through the bed rail material will be reduced to the minimum.

Formed on the plate 1 is ledge l4 upon which is adapted to rest the sub-rail, the same being secured to the bed rail in the usual manner and at its ends by a screw l5 passing through one of the slots in the plate.

In order to utilize the plate on wide and narrow bed rails a certain area thereof is grooved and apertured as at It and I! to reduce its length, so that portions can be broken off.

With this invention fully described it is manifest that a bed rail lock is produced which will readily maintain the rigidity between bed-posts and bed rails and, through the simplicity of the assemblage of elements set forth, the cost of manufacture will be reasonable.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

The combination with a bed-post and bed rail having registering slots therein, pins disposed in the bed-post and bed rail and crossing the slots therein, a hook slidably mounted on the pins in the bed rail and having slots in its outer end for receiving the pins in the bed-post, a plate, fastening elements securing the plate to the bed rail, said plate having vertically arranged slots therein, and the outer ends of the pins of the bed rail being flattened and engaging the slots, a ledge formed on the plate, a sub-rail resting on the ledge and fastening elements securing the subrail to the bed-rail, such fastening elements passing through one of the slots.

JOHN J. FILER. 

